Because of the sacrifices these women made within less than 100 years the Kennedy's were one of the most powerful families in America. They were treated like garbage but through hard work and hardheadedness they persevered. The first Kennedy and Fitzgerald women had to deal with a lot of discrimination because they were immigrants. This book introduced us to the women who escaped the Irish potato famine in order to come to America for a better life.

The Kennedy Women isn't just about the Kennedy women we all know like Rose, Jackie, Ethel, and Joan. The Kennedy men would never have accomplished what they did without the Kennedy women. There's an old saying 'Behind every man, there's a good woman' and that was definitely true for the Kennedys. Tough enough to withstand the unimaginable, these Kennedy women soldier on in the name of their extraordinary family and what they believe is right. how Caroline discovered her cousin David’s death by overdose, and more. Pat Lawford’s disastrous Hollywood marriage. Jackie’s desire for a divorce from JFK in the 1950s. the real story behind Joan and Ted’s whirlwind romance. the truth behind Joe Kennedy’s insistence that his mildly retarded daughter, Rosemary, be lobotomized. Here are the private thoughts of Kathleen, the flirtatious debutante in prewar England. Laurence Leamer was granted unheralded access to private Kennedy papers, and he interviewed family and old friends, many of whom had never been interviewed before, for this incredible portrait of the women in America’s 'royal family.' From Bridget Murphy, the foremother who touched shore at East Boston in 1849, to the intelligent, independent Kennedy women of today, Laurence Leamer tells their unforgettable stories.

'A Fresh And Unvarnished Portrait Of A Fascinating, Talented, And Deeply Flawed Family.'- Boston Herald

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